"I was 15 years old and one of my first public gigs was for this pot legalization rally," said Hendrickson, referring to NORML, a group that aims to move public opinion to achieve the legalization of non-medical marijuana for responsible cannabis use by adults. In 1993, Hendrickson played for the "legalize it" crowd in Luigi's on East State Street when he was still a local high school student.

Hendrickson was hooked, and it wasn't on dope. He found performing and the energy drawn from a crowd as he performed addicting.

"That's when I knew it was the road for me," Hendrickson said.

Twenty one years later, the road leads from his home in Chicago to Nashville, where Hendrickson is working on his third solo album, One for the Dreamers.

Hendrickson paid to record the album with a cast of Nashville cats, then raised $16,500 to market it. While he says Nashville is a music buzz town, he isn't planning on relocating there.

"Driving is part of this job," he said. "For me to go seven hours to Nashville isn't that big of a deal. It's like you listen to three albums and you're there."

Hendrickson played Dec. 17 in the Loft at Kryptonite as part of Songs from Screw City. Audio was recorded by Troy Oakley of Sound Vizion Productions. Kryptonite intern John Phillip shot the video.